The java.util.Arrays provide convenient way to create a fixed-size list initialized to contain several elements:
public static <T> List<T> asList(T... a) {
return new ArrayList<T>(a);
}
/**
* @serial include
*/
private static class ArrayList<E> extends AbstractList<E>
implements RandomAccess, java.io.Serializable
{
private static final long serialVersionUID = -2764017481108945198L;
private final E[] a;
ArrayList(E[] array) {
if (array==null)
throw new NullPointerException();
a = array;
}
public int size() {
return a.length;
}
public Object[] toArray() {
return a.clone();
}
public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a) {
int size = size();
if (a.length < size)
return Arrays.copyOf(this.a, size,
(Class<? extends T[]>) a.getClass());
System.arraycopy(this.a, 0, a, 0, size);
if (a.length > size)
a[size] = null;
return a;
}
public E get(int index) {
return a[index];
}
public E set(int index, E element) {
E oldValue = a[index];
a[index] = element;
return oldValue;
}
public int indexOf(Object o) {
if (o==null) {
for (int i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (a[i]==null)
return i;
} else {
for (int i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (o.equals(a[i]))
return i;
}
return -1;
}
public boolean contains(Object o) {
return indexOf(o) != -1;
}
}
List list = Arrays.asList("Larry", "Moe", "Curly");
It seems we get the the instance of ArrayList which inherits AbstractList. But it dones't override the method of add, remove..., etc. As a result, below code will throw exception
public static void main(String[] args) {
List list = Arrays.asList("Larry", "Moe", "Curly");
/// list.add("Peter");
list.remove(0);
}
The result is:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
at java.util.AbstractList.remove(AbstractList.java:144)
at ArraysTest.main(ArraysTest.java:11)
By looking at the source code you will find the cause
AbstractList.class
public boolean add(E e) {
add(size(), e);
return true;
}
public void add(int index, E element) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
public E remove(int index) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
So if we need to manipulate the list from Arrays.asList, the right way is to create a new list
List list = Arrays.asList("Larry", "Moe", "Curly");
List arrayList= new ArrayList(list);